Nokia unlocks Pro Cam app for Lumia 920, 925 and 928 users with Amber

Good news if you’re looking to ramp up your photography skills on the Lumia 925, as Nokia is now allowing the Pro Cam app on that phone. Previously, the advanced photography suite was only available for the Nokia Lumia 1020 but it was also known that it would trickle down to the 92x series later.

Pro Cam is Nokia’s advanced suite of photography tools that enables users to control their camera’s white balance, focus, ISO and more all with an intuitive and easy to use interface. Other tools include bracketing (multiple exposures) and a timer. While the app is a necessity with the Lumia 1020 due to its advanced camera, it’s obvious that those with a Lumia 92x device could also benefit due to their PureView cameras.

While Pro Cam is pretty feature rich, the ONE thing it's lacking is touch to focus and take picture. I was playing around with it on the 1020, and it's interface is really awesome, tapping the screen only focused the shot, but you still needed to touch the Camera icon.

Same here. I just got the update in my 920 from BUILD 2012 but it still says the app is not available for my device. My 920 is now running 8.0.10328.78. I even got the radio and data sense. There is something very wrong with this update.

Amber also brings new jpg and processing algorithms, along with enhancements to the camera (tweaks). Combined with ISO selection (down to 100, up to 3200 now) and more control, yes, you could take a lot better photos. But it's more up to the man behind the camera than the camera itself.

Nokia Video Trimer and Nokia Video Upload are also now available for download on the L920, even those without GDR2. They won't work, but now you can download them (until a few days ago, you couldn't even do that).

Awesome, after I installed this app, I went to check the phone update for amber, and it started downloading :) ... Now my battery is very low and I'm waiting for recharge to start install :) boo yeaaah!!!! 920 no brand no lock btw

Hi WP users, who among you are really good at cameras and photography.? I would like to know how I would use all those settings on my 920, as I still have them as Default. What's adjusting the ISO and exposure for..?

After played for an hour with all new camera lenses I have to say I don't like the new ones! Why because they went Android and iPhone style! For making a photo you have to push the little camera icon!!! Why not just the whole screen???
When I give my phone to someone to make a picture of us they ask where to push, I tell them anywhere on the screen and they go WOW what nice!!! And now Nokia goes the same stupid little icon way of life!!!

So the default lens keeps my default for quick picture taking.
But when there is more time to get a nice picture I sugest the ProCam. When there is a chance you will miss the best picture because things go fast like in sports you should chose the Smart Cam :-) Disadvantage you get lower quality photos 5mpx instead of 7 or 8. But you have a bigger chance for a good picture. Hope this helps.

Hmmm. I'm wondering now what phone to get. Either the 925, which is lighter and looks better imho, but has a lesser camera and is cheaper, or the 1020, which is quite a bit heavier (but less than the 920) and looks lesser due to the "thickness", but has a way better camera and is way more expensive. The 1020 will be available in Germany (I am from the Netherlands b.t.w.) in september. In the Netherlands it will take a bit longer. The 925 is around 425/430 euro's in the Netherlands and Germany (and might get cheaper). The 1020 will be 700 or 800 euro's, depending on the model (either with 32 or 64 Gb - I think O2 is getting the 64 Gb version, as it's a sister company of Telefonica). I wonder if the higher price is worth it (the 64 Gb is almost twice as expensive). Even more now the pro cam app is available.
Choices, choices :).

Yeah, its a bit laggy on Lumia920. So, I thought to reinstall on my 920. But couldnot download it anymore. "App not available - This might be because your phone software needs to be updated, the app is exclusive to a different mobile provide, or the app is not available in your country/region"
WTF :(

Just checked and It's been pulled off from the peruvian store too...
that's really weird, try changing your region to United States :)
But if you're already in the united states we're fucked up then :P

You can make procam your default camera app that launches when you press the camera button on your phone. Since so many of the photo apps have lense capability, I took several off my start screen (Oggl, Smart Shot, Cinemagraph, etc).

Thanks, Nokia! The 925 is easily TMoUS's best phone, and they would sell tons of them if only they gave it a chance. This week isn't over, and I've had three people ooh and ahh over the photos taken with my phone. I daresay I've done more to sell this phone than TMo.

Yo..camera pro is amazing..i am currently rocking a Lumia 920 running amber and till now, the grass seems greener than before..and camera pro is just what i was waiting for. Though, i feel that the images are more grainy now. Could be my an apparition though. Does anybody have any views on this..???

Updated to GDR2 + Amber on my Verizon Lumia 928 this morning and downloaded Pro Cam but having a weird problem that I think is a bug.
In Pro Cam, when I use the hardware button on the side of the camera to take a picture, as long as I hold the phone still, it will just keep snapping shots (stopped it at 20!) until I move the phone, then it will stop. However, if I use the little camera icon button on the screen to take a picture, it properly only snaps one shot. Not using bracketing or anything, all other settings are default. Did try toggling the tap screen setting to take a picture but that didn't have any effect.
Checked with my brother who has the 928 and also updated this morning and he doesn't have the issue, hardware button only snaps one shot as it should.
Curious if anyone else has seen this issue?